Excerpt: ...had at one time or another come in sharp conflict with the latter in some stock deal. He had watched the bubble, Rockhaven, ever since its inception, and accustomed as he was to the endless variety of tricks resorted to by others of his class, had an intuitive conception of how the general partnership of Weston & Hill and Simmons would be carried to its culmination. "It's a swindle, pure and simple," he said in confidence to Nickerson, "and while Weston is willing to dupe the confiding investors he has persuaded ...
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Excerpt: ...had at one time or another come in sharp conflict with the latter in some stock deal. He had watched the bubble, Rockhaven, ever since its inception, and accustomed as he was to the endless variety of tricks resorted to by others of his class, had an intuitive conception of how the general partnership of Weston & Hill and Simmons would be carried to its culmination. "It's a swindle, pure and simple," he said in confidence to Nickerson, "and while Weston is willing to dupe the confiding investors he has persuaded to buy the stock, the real end and aim of his scheme is to get the street short of it and, by some sort of scare, start the bears to bidding against each other, and when the right time comes Simmons will appear on the scene and unload Rockhaven at top price. How soon that time will come and how far up they will push the stock before the shorts take fright, is a guess. It is now steady at six and not much interest in it. Then again it's an open question how much stock is owned on the street and how great a short interest has been created. No one has any confidence in it, and yet many are ready to take a flyer in it for a turn. My idea is to handle it as one would a hot horseshoe. I am long a thousand or two, you are ditto for five hundred, and we hold fifteen hundred in trust for your friend Hardy and this islander, Hutton. Whether to unload now and make four points or hold for a big stake, is the question. It's a gamble either way." And this, be it said, fairly represented the situation. But Simmons, who really held the key to this well-set trap, knew very well that he had the street all guessing, and more than that, was just the man to keep them at it. He sold and he bought a little stock each day, just to keep it active and quoted. He could have bought every share on the street if necessary, but that was not his game. What he did want was to aid the bull pool that had been formed, for every share they bought meant one more short of...
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Add this copy of Rockhaven to cart. $4.52, very good condition, Sold by Vashon Island Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vashon, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by Grosset & Dunlop.
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b/w Illustrations. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Used In green cloth with gilt titling and illustrated pastedown with gilt border; minor wear; name in ink, 8vo, 384pp.
Add this copy of Rockhaven to cart. $7.79, good condition, Sold by UHR Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hollis Center, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by Grosset & Dunlap Publishers.
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Merrill, Frank T. Good. Book Early 20th century romance novel. Illustrated with drawings. Decorative binding has a white mark down the right side of the front cover, spine strip is sunned, minor other marks, minor foxing.
Add this copy of Rockhaven to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by Gils Book Loft rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Binghamton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by Lee and Shepard.
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Very Good+ Book Gilt top. Light-struck spine. Attractive. Stamped name verso frontcover, else clean Frank T. Merrill artwork. very good+, no dj, bright gold-stamped green cloth w/ paste-on 384 pgs.
Add this copy of Rockhaven to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Mystery Cove Book Shop rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hulls Cove, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard.
Add this copy of Rockhaven to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Gils Book Loft rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Binghamton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by Grosset & Dunlap.
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Very Good. Book Two Christmas seals and owner's name on front endpaper. "Lee andShepard" (as publisher) on spine. Frank T. Merrill artwork. very good, no dj, gold-stamped green cloth w/ paste-on 384 pgs.
Add this copy of Rockhaven to cart. $12.99, good condition, Sold by Folded Corner Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Endicott, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by Grosset & Dunlap.
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Good. No Jacket. Size: 12mo-over 6¾-7¾; Type: Book Handsome 1902 hardcover in green cloth with a pictorial onlay on the front cover. Some age/use. Pages are clean with a period inscription on the front endpaper. Binding and hinges are strong. Some sunning to the spine; minor loss to the onlay. Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill. 384 pages.
Add this copy of Rockhaven to cart. $14.00, very good condition, Sold by Crabtree's Collection rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sebago, ME, UNITED STATES, published 1902 by Lee & Shepard.
Add this copy of Rockhaven to cart. $14.50, good condition, Sold by Montclair Book Center rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Montclair, NJ, UNITED STATES, published by GROSSET AND DUNLAP (PG).
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Edition:
1902, Grosset and Dunlap
Hardcover
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Edition:
First Edition
Publisher:
Grosset and Dunlap
Published:
1902
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17025445192
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Pages show light toning, binding. Pages show light toning, binding solid, boards show fade and light stain.
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